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452. On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the chief seas, bays, and islands; trace the line of the Carpathians, Cevennes, Apennines, and Balkan, and the course of the Tagus, Vistula, Loire, Dnieper; and place Cork, Kiel, Silistria, Ancona, Oporto, Amiens, Archangel, Copenhagen, Montenegro, Dantzig, Rouen, Trieste. 453. Draw a map of the south coast of England, showing the counties upon it and the position of their capitals, and the chief headlands, bays, river-mouths, and towns.

454. Describe fully the course either of the Rhine, or of the Rhone, mentioning in order the countries through which it passes, the chief places on its banks, &c., &c.

455, Where are the following places? To whom do they belong? Mention any circumstances of interest attaching to them :-Norfolk Island, Orleans, Lutzen, Pau, Culloden, Marengo, Galway, Antioch, Syracuse, Tetuan, Agra, San Marino.

456. Write a general geographical description either of Greece or of Australia.

457. Where are the following:-The Forth, Theiss, Ohio; the Neilgherries, Hecla, the Rocky Mountains; G. of Carpentaria, Algoa B., G. of Iskenderoon, C. Bon, Point de Galle, C. Farewell.

458. Describe any one route which a traveller might follow in going from Paris to Vienna; mentioning the countries through which we would pass, and the most important places which he might naturally visit.

459. On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the chief islands, bays, and headlands; trace the course of the Rhine, Loire, Volga, Ebro, Vistula, and place Parma, Berlin, Orleans, Barcelona, Naples, Athens, Moscow, Toulon, Odessa, Leghorn, Stockholm, Dundee.

460. Write a general description of the east coast of Great Britain, pointing out its most striking features, and mentioning the most remarkable places upon it.

461. Mention the most important possessions of Great Britain in the Eastern Hemisphere.

462. Where are the following places, to whom do they belong, and for what are any of them remarkable? Toulouse, Bagdad, Tetuan, Rio, Janeiro, Trincomalee, Malaga, Ravenna, Ferrol, Cabul, Saratoga. 463. Where are the rivers Shannon, Ohio, Kistna, the lakes Ladoga, Garda, Ngami; the islands of Guadaloupe, New Guinea, Bornholm, Plinlimmon, Mont Cenis, the Caucasus.

464. From what countries do we chiefly import corn, wine, silk, cotton, timber?

465. Write a general description of the great mountain system of Europe.

466. On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the chief islands, bays, and headlands, and show the line of the chief monntain chains; trace the course of the Loire, Guadalquivir, Adige, Elbe, Don; and place Palermo, Lyons, Revel, Cadiz, Cronstadt, Corinth, Belgrade, Bremen, Santander, Christiana, Trieste, Brest. 467. Write a general description of the Turkish Empire, its boundaries, the different nations which it comprises, the most important places in it, and the chief products of its various parts.

468. Where are the following places; to whom do they belong; and for what are any of them remarkable ? Messina, Saratoga, Limerick, Basle, Warsaw, Granada, Rio Janeiro, Bologna, Labuan, Toronto, Rangoon, Hobart Town.

469. Where are the rivers Theiss, Hudson, Niger; the lakes Onega, Constance, Lomond; the Straits of Sunda, Bonifacio, Cook's Strait; C. Fear, C. Verd, Point de Galle; the Atlas, Taurus, and Rocky Mountains ?

470. Name in order those of the United States which border on the Atlantic, and the principal town of each.

471. Into what groups are the West Indian Islands divided ? islands belong (1) to Spain, (2) to France, (3) to Denmark ? 472. What group of islands lie in the North Pacific Ocean? account of any one group.

What

Give some

473. Mention the principal provinces and districts which are included in the Bengal Presidency, and some of the chief places in each province.

474. Describe the course of the Severn, Forth or Shannon; mentioning the counties through which it flows, and any places of interest on its banks.

475. Sketch a rough map of Scotland, and trace on it the course of the Clyde, Forth, Tay and Spey; and mark the position of Inverness, Dumfries, Greenock, Inverary, Perth, Oban, Dundee, Dunbar, Wick, St. Andrew's.

476. On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the chief islands, bays, and headlands, and show the line of the chief mountain chains; trace the course of the Ebro, Seine, Vistula, Volga, Tiber, and place Florence, Navarino, Odessa, Presburg, Rheims, Poictiers, Seville, Toledo, Semlin, Verona, Eupatoria, Marsala.

477. Write a general description of the Russian Empire, its boundaries, the different nations which it comprises, the most important places in it, and the chief products of its various parts.

478. Where are the following places; to whom do they belong, and for what are any of them remarkable? Smyrna, Macao, Badajos,

Rosetta, Havannah, Aleppo, Teheran, Simla, San Marino, Reggio,
Ratisbon, Boston (U.S.)

479. Where are the rivers St. Lawrence, Neva, Tigris; the lakes Zurich, Ladoga, Maggiore; C. Fear, C. Verd, C. Matapan; the Elburz, Cheviot, and Alleghanny Mountains; the Bight of Benin, the Gulf of Riga, the Gulf of Siam ?

480. Describe the course of the Thames, Tay, and Shannon: mentioning the counties through which they flow, and any places of interest on their banks.

482.

481. On the accompanying map of Ireland insert the names of the chief bays and headlands; trace the course of the Foyle, Boyne, Barrow, Liffey; and place Limerick, Cloninel, Belfast, Galway, Athlone, Maryborough, Drogheda, Castlebar, Enniskillen, Wexford. On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the chief headlands, bays, and islands; trace the course of the Garonne, Dnieper, Elbe, Guadiana, and Po; and mark the position of Reggio, Warsaw, Cherbourg, Torres Vedras, Turin, Ancona, Patras, Varna, Cordova, Toulouse.

483. On the accompanying map of England and Wales insert the names of

the chief headlands and bays; trace the course of the Thames,
Severn, Trent, Eden, and Exe: mark the position of Reading,
Ilfracombe, Stockton, Chichester, Conway, Boston, Ulverston,
Ipswich, Hereford, Keswick.

484.- Describe the position of the following places; state to whom they belong, and mention any circumstances of interest connected with them-Patna, Buenos Ayres, New Orleans, Capua, Antwerp, Liege, Mount Athos, Sidon, Tunis.

485. Where are the rivers Tigris, Parana, Godavery, the Straits of Sunda, Yenikale, Bellisle; the Canary, Maldive, Falkland Islands; C. Horn, C. Farewell, Point de Galle ?

486. Write a general geographical description of Canada.

487. Describe any land route that a traveller might take in going from Paris to Athens; mentioning the countries he would pass through, the chief rivers and mountains he would cross, and the chief places of interest he might visit.

488. Explain what is meant by "Mercator's Projection."

489. On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the chief

islands, bays, and headlands, and show the line of the chief mountain chains; trace the course of the Douro, Rhone, Danube, Don, Drave; and place Leipsic, Bergen, Cherson, Abo, Nismes, Chambery, Dinan, Elsinore, Posen, Tarento, Ajaccio, Alessandria.

490. Write a general description of the west cost of Britain, from Glasgow to Milford Haven; enumerating the counties on the coast, and

mentioning the most important places and the most remarkable features which it presents.

491. Where are the following places? To whom do they belong? Mention any circumstances of interest connected with them :-Dunbar, Jena, Cincinnati, Rosetta, Montreal, Namur, Chusan, Ferney, Maida, Ancona, Frankfort, Lausanne.

492. Where are the rivers Volturno, Uruguay, Cauvery; the lakes Wener, Constance, Van; C. St. Roque, C. Leuca, C. Bon; the Elburz, Himalaya, and Alleghany Mountains; the Bight of Benin, the Gulf of Policastro, the Gulf of Petcheli ?

493. Name ten of the most southerly of the United States, and the principal

town of each.

494. What groups of islands lie in the South Pacific Ocean?

account of any one group.

Give some

495. Mention and describe briefly the situation of all the British possessions

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496. Describe the course of the Tay and Barrow; mentioning the counties through which they flow, and any places of interest on their banks. 497. On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the chief islands, bays, and headlands; trace the line of the chief mountain chains, and the course of the Guadiana, Dniester, Garonne, Mincio, and Weser; and place Malaga, Lubeck, Lepanto, Perugia, Magdeburg, Leith, Adrianople, Neuchatel, Simferopol, Stuttgard, Poitiers, and Bruges.

498. Mention the principal lakes in Europe, noticing any distinctions in the physical character of the lakes of different countries.

499. Write a general description of the Austrian empire, its boundaries, the different states it comprises, and the most important places in it.

500. Where are the following places? To whom do they belong? Mention any circumstances of interest attaching to them :-Herat, Ceuta, Saint Helena, Mons, Damascus, Belize, Kingston, Münster, Ava, San Francisco, and Saint Louis.

501. Mention the six northern counties of England, describing the boundaries and the most striking features of each, and mentioning

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502. Where are the rivers Niemen, Amoor, and Colombia; the islands

Caprera, Martinique, and San Juan: Cape Colonna, C. Blanco, and
Saint David's Head; the Gulfs of Sidra and Cutch; Campeachy
Bay; Cader Idris, Mount Atlas, and the Altai Mountains?

503. Describe the course of the Ganges or Saint Lawrence; mentioning any places of interest on the banks of the river you select.

504. Mention the different states of South America.

505. On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the chief islands, bays, and headlands; trace the line of the chief mountain chains, and the course of the Tagus, Moselle, Meuse, Arno, and Weser; and place Alicante, Altona, Chambery, Augsburg, Tornea, Chartres, Munich, Perugia, Nicolaief, Rotterdam, Treves, Louvain, and Glasgow.

506. Write a general description of the west coast of either Scotland or Ireland, enumerating the counties on the coast, and mentioning the most important places and the most remarkable features which it presents.

507. Give a short account of the coal fields of Great Britain.

508. Where are the following places? To whom do they belong? Mention any circumstances of interest attaching to them :-Posen, Austerlitz,

Pisa, Chalons, Sienna, Avignon, Namur, Tiflis, Singapore, Beyrout,
Dettingen, Gaëta.

509. Mention the counties of England which lie on the south coast, describing the boundaries and the most striking features of each, and mentioning the most important places.

510. Where are the rivers Mackenzie, Save, Godavery; the islands Lindisfarne, Cerigo, Bourbon; the lakes Orta, Ness, and Dembea; the

Straits of Sunda, Mozambique, and Cook's Straits; the mountains
Tabor, Taurus, and Cairngorm.

511. Describe the course (1) of the Nile, (2) of the Po; mentioning any places of interest on their banks.

512. What are the causes of wind? Explain the terms trade winds, monsoons, sirocco, and the causes of all or any of them; and state when, where, and in what direction they blow respectively.

513. On the accompanying map of Europe insert the names of the chief islands, bays, and headlands; trace the line of the chief mountain chains, and the course of the Tagus, Moselle, Meuse, Minho, Adige, and Neva; and place Malines, Hanover, Berne, Shumla, Valencia, Olmûtz, Munich, Waterford, Bonn, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Treves, Metz, and Edinburgh.

514. Write a general description of the east coast of either Scotland or Ireland, enumerating the counties on the coast, and mentioning the most important places and the most remarkable features which it presents.

515. What are the chief colonial possessions of France?

516. Where are the following places? To whom do they belong? Mention any circumstances of interest attaching to them :-Heidelberg, Prague, Pisa, Sinope, Nismes, Philadelphia, Liége, Valparaiso, Ciudad Rodrigo, Beyrout, Naseby, Kurrachee.

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